Former Newcastle United coach George Ormond convicted of abusing boys for second time

Nineteen complainants gave evidence against George OrmondNorthumbria Police/Press Association

A predatory paedophile who was a coach for Newcastle United’s youth team has been convicted of sexually abusing boys as young as 11 over almost 25 years. George Ormond worked at a prominent junior club in the city in the 1970s and 1980s before assisting at the Premier League club in the 1990s. He used his power over his victims’ futures to prevent them from speaking out.

He was convicted at Newcastle crown court of 35 charges of indecent assault and one of indecency. He was cleared of one charge relating to an older player. Nineteen complainants gave evidence after an investigation sparked in 2016 by media reports of sex abuse in football. Ormond, 62, had already been jailed for six years in 2002 for…

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